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Household of John Matherson (born 1839, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Matherson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Matherson, born in 1839 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Matherson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie P (born 1865 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary L (born 1875 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Ellen C (born 1877 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jeanie C (born 1879 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Agnes Y (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Mary Meir, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Matherson's household

Male

John

Matherson

Head
Female

Jeanie

Matherson

Wife
Female

Jessie P

Matherson

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Matherson

Daughter
Female

Ellen C

Matherson

Daughter
Female

Jeanie C

Matherson

Daughter
Female

Agnes Y

Matherson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Meir

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Matherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Matherson

Head

Married

42

1839

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Matherson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie P

Matherson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary L

Matherson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ellen C

Matherson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jeanie C

Matherson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes Y

Matherson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Meir

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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